Serving

You only need one or two teaspoons for a tea pot. Steep the tea leaves in hot water at 158°F (or 70°C) to 176°F (80°C) during one minute for the first two servings; steep longer after these first servings.

Once introduced in North Africa gunpowder has since become part of North African culture. In Morocco people pour hot water into a tea kettle with gunpowder and steep it so as to open the leaves. Then, they throw away the first serving (too bitter), add fresh mint and honey or sugar to the opened tea leaves, then pouring the rest of the water into the kettle. This makes a very sweet tea.